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Thank you very much Vicjustice. The reason i mention his family in NI (Belfast) is because they do say on the form to state if you have family members in the UK.
We will go for the option of booking a hotel and explain about the misunderstanding with my uncle.
I really do appreciate this, thank you.

Vicjustice:
When asked questions regarding family members in the UK, it is not because the Visa Office wants to help your application with any provided information, rather it is because they want to see if the information means anything negative in order to refuse your application.
Therefore, if you have family member(s) in a country of which you are applying for a tourist visa, it is wise to know their circumstances and reputation; their activities may influence your own accessment and judgement: you wouldn't want the visa officer to think that you will abscond and seek asylum or that you are likely to resort
to public fund under social welfare and become a liability to the state; you also would want to be connected to someone who is known to the Police for
the wrong reasons

becksy: UK immigration problem
Hello, This is my first post here though i always follow this thread.Pls i need information on UK visa penalty or ban a friend of mine was caught working with a visit visa by the ukborder ,he left the country voluntarily,this is a year ago,can he re-apply and what are his chances of getting the visa.Pls answer Thanks.
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Godson311: UK Settlement visa related issue (Justwise & all in the house, your help pls.............)

I applied for a settlement husband visa but was refused becos my marriage with my sponsor was considered to be invalid under UK law. This was an ignorance of our part as we did our wedding after collecting the decree nisi before the final decree absolute letter for my wife's divorce.

We appealed and apologised for this omission but the ECM upheld their decision and the IJ later dismissed the appeal under human right and immigration law.

Question: Do we stand a chance of winning the appeal if we appeal to the upper chamber for re-consideration? or should i just dissolve my marriage with my wife and re-marry, thereafter making a fresh application?

Please, your advice and guidance will be much appreciated, i need to make a decision on that ASAP.

Thanks for your anticipated support.

beejaybida: Good evening all. I applied for a renewal for me and fresh tourist visa for my wife and my daughter, 3weeks ago. I got a rejection today which shocked me really. The ECO wrote " you have made available for the trip 1.2m which is about 9 times your stated monthly income. This cost is disproportionate to the benefit you would obtain as a tourist and am unsatisfied that your trip is realistic in your case. Therefore on the balance of probabilities, am not satisfied that you are genuinely seeking entry or that you intend to leave the UK at the end of the visit". Here are my concerns:
1. My total emolument (even stated in the intro letter from my employers to ECO) is about 6m, broken down into monthly salary of 140k and various allowances which account for the rest.
2. I attached a schedule of travel expenses which indicated that the trip will cost us around 650k from the 1.2m available then.
3. I included my employment letter, promotion letter, leave letter, staff I.D copy, all to prove employment and landed property to prove ties.
4. My bank statement had a turnover in excess of 4m in d 6 months directly traceable to my employers even from the bank narrations.
5. I attached tour bookings and places to see in London etc.
6. I didn't break any laws or cause any trouble the first time I went.
7. I gave detailed explanation of my finances in section 9 of the form, making sure I tied every inflow in my account to a particular allowance etc
8. The current account I used is solely for official salary purposes only.

Please, what did I do wrong? Was the ECO just having a bad day? What do I do now?

beejaybida: Good evening all. I applied for a renewal for me and fresh tourist visa for my wife and my daughter, 3weeks ago. I got a rejection today which shocked me really. The ECO wrote " you have made available for the trip 1.2m which is about 9 times your stated monthly income. This cost is disproportionate to the benefit you would obtain as a tourist and am unsatisfied that your trip is realistic in your case. Therefore on the balance of probabilities, am not satisfied that you are genuinely seeking entry or that you intend to leave the UK at the end of the visit". Here are my concerns:
1. My total emolument (even stated in the intro letter from my employers to ECO) is about 6m, broken down into monthly salary of 140k and various allowances which account for the rest.
2. I attached a schedule of travel expenses which indicated that the trip will cost us around 650k from the 1.2m available then.
3. I included my employment letter, promotion letter, leave letter, staff I.D copy, all to prove employment and landed property to prove ties.
4. My bank statement had a turnover in excess of 4m in d 6 months directly traceable to my employers even from the bank narrations.
5. I attached tour bookings and places to see in London etc.
6. I didn't break any laws or cause any trouble the first time I went.
7. I gave detailed explanation of my finances in section 9 of the form, making sure I tied every inflow in my account to a particular allowance etc
8. The current account I used is solely for official salary purposes only.

Please, what did I do wrong? Was the ECO just having a bad day? What do I do now?

beejaybida: VicJustice what do I do now?

mr_man: nice job guys. Please i would like to find out if a friend of the family(my mum's friend) can send me an invitation to migrate to the uk, What is the processing like? Thanks in advance.

mr_man: nice job guys. Please i would like to find out if a friend of the family(my mum's friend) can send me an invitation to migrate to the uk, What is the processing like? Thanks in advance.

dridibf: My wife applied for a settlement visa on 08/08/2012 in tunisia , I have been trying to track the progress without avail . I hgave used references sent on VARfollowed by 9digit to no avail. Can someone advise how I can track the progress. Many thanks

justwise:

Migrate to live or visit?

dridibf: To live

oxatto: Hello my fellow nairalanders I have successfully submitted my application ƒσя a tourist visa, I'm a student 400level will be concluding my I.T 24 of this M̶̲̥̅̊O̶̲̥̅̊N̶̲̥̅̊T̶̲̥̅̊H̶̲̥̅̊. I submitted a copy of all my Identity Cards from year 1 to present year,I.T acceptance letter and recommendation letter from my supervisor, letter from school my department, letter of sponsorship from my inlaw, letter of concent from my parents, Identity card of my inlaw, picture of me my sister and the husband and my little nieces. His bankstatement, mine, tickets of already paid tours, hostel reservation, flight booking and itinerary and my scheduled plan of places I will be visiting. I will be stayin ƒσя 11 days. And return back to resume the Nε̲̣̣̣̥w session, justwant to know mystand of gettin a visa cos I already been to UAE this year and ghana also. Hope to get a reply thank you

bvictor: @ justwise, and all

Good work. Please i need an advice. I would like to visit UK. Please can you put me through has am a tailor. I do not have any sort of investment in Nigeria e.g land or property and also dont have much going through my account has most of my money been given to me is cash and not paid into my account but i have enough cash to process all the necessary things need. Please @ all advice. Thanks

ifynne: Justwise,ur doing a great job.please I had my baby in europ but I stay in lagos.I want to apply for uk tourist visa with my 9months baby nd my hubby.what docs shld I use cos am currently not working but my hubby has a good job,I also overstayed cos I have schenghei multiple 2yrs but not to overstay 3mnths in every visit but in my last trip i stayed 6mnths though my visa is still valid till now but am so scared it might spoil my chances of uk visa,lastly,do I need to put in my baby birthcertificate given to us in europe or I shld use d one I got from nigerian hospital where I registered her.Am waiting for ur reply!

ifynne: Justwise,ur doing a great job.please I had my baby in europ but I stay in lagos.I want to apply for uk tourist visa with my 9months baby nd my hubby.what docs shld I use cos am currently not working but my hubby has a good job,I also overstayed cos I have schenghei multiple 2yrs but not to overstay 3mnths in every visit but in my last trip i stayed 6mnths though my visa is still valid till now but am so scared it might spoil my chances of uk visa,lastly,do I need to put in my baby birthcertificate given to us in europe or I shld use d one I got from nigerian hospital where I registered her.Am waiting for ur reply!

kevesia: Hello this has been such a helpful fourm. I am in desperate need for answers. When I was 9years old I went to the uk on a invitation visa from jamaica my aunty that I went to visit decided to make me overstay I lived in the uk for 11 years. I am now 20 years old and I got Frustrated with not being able to work due to the fact I didnt have a NI number. I was on filing to come to the usa to live with my grand mother so I took the opportunity and left the uk voluntarily. Problem is im missing my home in england more than anything and I would love to be ably to go back and visit my friends and family. Im thinking about applying for a visit visa do you think I have a chance of being accepted? Or am I banned even though the decision to overstay was not mine because I was 9 years old. I appreciate any help thank you.